Many recent commentaries on free speech are missing an element: Power

Collective action or voices may ask for better of people who have the most power over policies & funding

When there are many policies & funding choices on which we may do better, this is important The collective action I’ve seen on public health & equity has been powerful, important, & free of violence

In contrast to approaches taken by some anti-public health actors, such as showing up at the homes of decision makers or filling public websites with racist comments

Proud of @MatthewRaifman for his work on racial & ethnic disparities in traffic fatalities & emphasis on structural drivers so well described in this @nytimes article

➡️ A key opportunity for infrastructure bill investments to make a difference

nytimes.com/interactive/20… “[Raifman & Choma’s] study… [adjusted] for the distance traveled by different racial groups when driving, walking or riding a bicycle.

It found that Black people were more than twice as likely, for each mile walked, to be struck & killed by a vehicle as white pedestrians.”